Dublin-based flight attendant Miguel Muñoz exclusively shared with Express.co.uk the ultimate hack to get a free upgrade on the plane.

Miguel explained that he always offers “complimentary drinks and snacks” or upgrades to those passengers who buy treats for the crew.

The flight attendant explained: “When a passenger brings Toblerone or Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons from the terminal, I’m automatically nicer to that person.

“The cabin chief would always offer them free coffee and tea and if there are better seats available, we will move them!”

Miguel admitted this doesn’t happen often and the passengers who bring chocolate and sweets on board are normally former crew members.

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Other aviation workers shared the same hack on social media. A flight attendant named Cierra, currently working for an American airline, recently recommended the same method on her TikTok channel @cierra_mistt.

She said: “One of the easiest ways to get a free upgrade is literally just being nice to your gate agent and flight attendant.

“However, the miracles we can work when we are given some Starbucks or a pack of chocolate.

“Especially on those long days when we have back-to-back flights and we don’t even have time to go get some food.”

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One of her followers and TikTok user Matt Nicholas commented: “Hint: Starbucks gift cards are a hit.”

On the online forum Quora, flight attendant Janice explained: “Gifts are not expected, but are appreciated. There is no single appropriate gift. Some bring chocolates or candy, some bring trinkets, and some bring food.

“And while we are grateful for the gesture and the thought behind it, it’s often distributed to ground staff or even shared with other passengers.”

A former flight attendant said on the travel blog Paddleyourownkanoo that although most passengers sitting in Economy expect to get “bumped up” to a fancier seat, this is not always possible.

She explained: “I’ve certainly encountered that kind of situation myself. A passenger shows up with some cheap sweets and expects an upgrade. Most flight attendants, however, aren’t that easily bought.

“The problem is that not only are free upgrades strictly against the rules (which could then end up getting a flight attendant in big trouble) but you’re effectively swindling an airline out of the money it should be making on selling a Business Class ticket.”

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